Pentagon Extends Troop Deployment at US-Mexico Border Through September

The U.S. Defense Department said that it will extend the deployment of up to 400 American troops at the U.S. southern border with Mexico until the end of September.

Texas National Guard soldiers uncoil concertina wire near the U.S.-Mexico border fence in El Paso, Texas, on May 10, 2023. John Moore/Getty Images

The U.S. Defense Department said Thursday that it will extend the deployment of up to 400 active-duty American troops at the U.S. southern border with Mexico until at least the end of September.

The Pentagon had pulled 1,100 troops from the border last month but extended the deployment of the remaining 400 soldiers.